Trimethoprim

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2 weeks ago left flank and lower back pain urine test at Dr showed showed bloold in urine feltill for 3 days given Trimethorpim waited to take the as read many nasty side effects,lab test came back all normal no to feel better had to have another urine test came back e

Have a slightlyunderactive thyroid and despite taking the medication get symptoms and side efects, started to take trimethoprim recently for an infection and was amazed to find that all of my side effects and symptoms disappeared. has anyone got any idea of why this please do not tell me to

Iv used trimethoprim 7 years for lumps cystic acne imgrowing hairs tried coming off before after 3 months symptoms returned I have bad arthritis ln my back and waiting for hip replacement and iv been advised these drugs can make arthritis worse has anyone had cystic acne and changed there

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I was prescribed Primethoprim for a UTI. I felt nauseous after the first dose. Next day I rang the doctor. He reckoned it was being caused by my infection. Next day I went to see the doctor as I was feeling bloody awful. Cutting a long story short, he changed my medication to Amoxycillin. As I was

I'm a 24 year old male and went to doctors on friday 29th Jan with aching bladder/kidneys and slight diharrea. Did a urine sample (results should hopefully be back today) and doctor prescribed Trimethoprim 200mg which I'm taking twice a day. Yesterday I woke up felt fine for 15 minutes then

I took 4 tablets of Trimethoprim for a Uti and had an allergic reaction. Pain in my hip, buttock, knee and ankle and the feeling of cramp. I found it hard to eat and have lost around 10lb. 13 days later and I'm stick struggling with kidney pain and painful buttock and groin. I've had some

I was prescribed a 3 day course of Trimethoprim for a UTI I thook the first one on a Tuesday night and buy Wednesday morning i had a numb left knee, the next day i couldn't walk, phoned my GP asking if i should contunue on the antibiotic because it seemed obvious to me that i was having a bad

I was prescribed a six week course of Trimethoprin for prostatitis. It cleared up during the fourth week but then came back. I have 8 days to go but I am now starting to suffer from mouth ulcers. Advice please.

2 weeks ago left flank and lower back pain urine test at Dr showed showed bloold in urine feltill for 3 days given Trimethorpim waited to take the as read many nasty side effects,lab test came back all normal no to feel better had to have another urine test came back e

I'm currently suffering from a Uti that causes me to Urinate litres of water and I was given a seven day course of Trimethoprim when the doctor found bacteria and blood in my urine. It been 48 hours since I started and I have had 5 of the tablets. There has been no difference, should it have

Have a slightlyunderactive thyroid and despite taking the medication get symptoms and side efects, started to take trimethoprim recently for an infection and was amazed to find that all of my side effects and symptoms disappeared. has anyone got any idea of why this please do not tell me to

Hi everyone, I’m new to the forum but was brought here after researching into the longer lasting effects of Trimethoprim. I have taken it three times in my life; each time causing side effects of increasing severity. These were in the form of sciatica, leg numbness (pins and needles) and aseptic

Hi I've got a problem that's really worrying me and wondering if anyone had experienced something similar. I was first given nitrofurantoin then after 2 days prescribed Trimethoprim 2 weeks ago for a UTI. I was told to take 200mg twice a day for 7 days, I took the medicine for approximately one

I was given Trimethoprim by my doctor last December for a urine infection, I had had this drug a couple of times before and had been fine. I took the first tablet before going to work, within 30 minutes my heart started racing and I felt breathless. I felt so ill I left work and just about managed

I started this drug and by the next morning had swollen lips, the following day I had multiple mouth ulcers as least 50 to the top and bottom lip with swollen glands, headache and temperature. I am now on a second antibiotic for the UTI -second day and still nothing wait

Iv used trimethoprim 7 years for lumps cystic acne imgrowing hairs tried coming off before after 3 months symptoms returned I have bad arthritis ln my back and waiting for hip replacement and iv been advised these drugs can make arthritis worse has anyone had cystic acne and changed there

I was prescribed Trimethoprim 200mg for 3 days for UT infection. The UTI cleared up but, after finishing the three day course, I began to feel incredibly run down. A week later and I was getting increasingly run down with fatigue, bloatedness, hyper-allergin skin reactions and lack of appetite. I

So I've had cystitis for 7 days now, yesterday I was (finally) given trimethoprim. I knew that I had to take one twice a day so I took one as soon as I got them ( about 4 pm) and then I read that you havevto take them every 12 hours. I felt better after a few hours but I woke up at 6am to take my

I was prescribed Trimethoprim this week for a UTI. Yesterday I was perfectly fine all day but in the evening I developed a sudden severe pain in my left foot across the toes and underneath the foot and it started to go red and swell. It has made walking very difficult. Today just as suddenly my

I suffered from anxiety as a side effect of a post natal thyroid condition - my child is now 18 months old. I was treated with Citalopram and my thyroid condition was treated successfully. After weaning sensibly off Citalopram before Christmas I was feeling fine but still not 100%. I was given

I am taking 200mg Trimethoprim to treat a urine infection. I started my dose last night and within a couple of hours i started getting nausea and stomach pain. In the morning i felt worse the pain in my stomach was worse and i felt more sick. now they symptoms has eased off a bit but i was

The case history: My wife ( in her 60's) went to the NHS GP with cystisis and after a urine test, was prescribed Trimethoprim. Less than twenty four hours later she started to experinnce abdominal and back pain. She persisted with the Trimethoprim but the pain said she had never

I had a 8 day course of these antibiotics and after taking them I have felt 100% worse. I feel weak, muscle pains all over my body, no appetite, back pains, my anxiety has gone really high I have headaches and not able to do day to day things. Im scared that this isn't going to pass. I have been

I thought I had Celulitious then the next morning the Redness had gone over my knee. My GP sent me to A&E where I had needle in my knee but no fluid. Sent home to rest. Next day deep pain. GP prescribed Antibiotics n rest. One week later puss oozing out of my knee back to A&E admitted Op to drain.

Hi. Really would like to know if anyone is on HRT and getting migraines. I had a few as a teenager, then some that I could pin down to my menstal cycle. Have been on HRT for over a year. I'm getting the migraines more and mre frequently.

Hello. I have a just completed a 1 week course of Trimethprim for Folliculitus. I took the last tablet Monday morning and on Wednesday morning I woke up with a rash that looks similar to hives all over my body. I just wondered if anyone had experienced this? And if it hopefully goes away?

Was prescribed Trimethoprim for a UTI.7 days in to a 28 day course I have developed an horrendous skin rash over the entire are small blisters which are quite not visited a doctors surgery for three years and having never taken antibiotics before this is not a good

I was prescribed Trimethoprim for a UTI. I took two 200mg twice daily for five days. I felt very dizzy and almost an hour after taking a tablet I would have to lie down The infection returned after 3 days and I was prescribed a further seven day course of Trimethoprim. In spite of feeling ill

I was prescribed Trimetroprime by my GP for a UTI, immediatly after taking it I felt so ill, headache couldn't get out bed, lower back pain and just aching all over. I've never felt so ill in all my life. I came up with a rash on my face, legs, arms, stomach it looks as if I've been burnt all

I was put on this drug because I had a bad reaction to amoxicillan, I finished the course of these and just after that i started getting really bad headaches and it was affecting my eyes and also all my muscles started to get very painful,my neck and shoulders was the worse, my doc got blood tests

This is a long story so you'll have to bear with me; I am a 28 year old female, quantity surveyor who's very active and very It all started in September 2013, with a Kidney infection. I was prescribed Trimethoprim, this was fine for a few days. I then, ended up in hospital for two days

I took Augmentin 7 years ago, for a tooth infection, which resulted in liver shut down, except for blood making, I was told in hospital I was lucky to survive. I have avoided taking anything until now for anything, but with an uti infection had Trimothorprim intravenously and am now on oral 300g.

I knew that I was allergic to Amoxtcillin, but if you are too, beware accepting the use of TRIMETHOPRIM for urinary infections. Firstly, after taking only 2 of the tablets, I had a red itchy rash on my feet - one was worse than the other. During the next 5 weeks, my feet rashed then burned,